Selected papers from the 12 th International Ceramics Congress, part of CIMTEC 2010-12 th International Ceramics Congress and 5th Forum on New Materials, Montecatini Terme, Italy, June 6-11, 2010

The 22 peer-reviewed papers collected here together offer a plenitude of up-to-date information on “Ceramic Thin Films and Coatings for Protective, Tribological and Multifunctional Applications”. The papers are conveniently arranged into ADVANCES IN DEPOSITION, SURFACE MODIFICATION AND CHARACTERIZATION, PROTECTIVE COATINGS IN OXIDIZING AND HARSH ENVIRONMENTS, THIN FILMS AND COATINGS FOR TRIBOLOGICAL AND MULTIFUNCTIONAL APPLICATIONS.

This special volume has also been published online in the series, “Advances in Science and Technology” Vol. 66